Wini Heatley

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Wini Heatley
Personal information
Full name Winonah Grace Heatley
Date of birth (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Roma
Number 6
Youth career
Northern Tigers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Brisbane Roar 16 (1)
2021 Växjö DFF 3 (0)
2021–2022 Melbourne City 15 (1)
2022–2025 Nordsjælland 61 (3)
2025– Roma 0 (0)
International career
2017 Australia U17 2 (0)
2019 Australia U20 1 (0)
2022– Australia U23 3 (1)
2021– Australia 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2025

Winonah Grace Heatley (born 18 June 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Serie A Femminile club AS Roma and for the Australia national team.

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She has previously played for Brisbane Roar in the A-League Women, for Växjö DFF in the Damallsvenskan and for FC Nordsjælland in the Kvindeliga. [1]

Early life

Heatley was raised in Port Douglas, Queensland and played for Douglas Dragons F.C. and Marlin Coast Rangers F.C. as a junior before moving to Brisbane at the age of 15 to pursue a career in football. [2]

Club career

Brisbane Roar

On 16 February 2020, Heatley made her professional debut in a W-League match against Perth Glory and entered the game as a half-time substitute. [3]

Heatley became a part of the side in the 2020–21 W-League season where she made 13 appearances and scored 1 goal, with a total of 1151 minutes. [3]

Växjö DFF

In July 2021, Heatley transferred to Swedish side, Växjö DFF. [3] [4]

She debuted for the Swedish club on 20 August 2021, in the 2021 Damallsvenskan, playing the full 90 minutes against Vittsjö GIK in a 0–0 encounter.

Melbourne City

In November 2021, Heatley returned to Australia, signing with A-League Women club Melbourne City scoring 1 goal from 15 appearances. [3] [5]

Nordsjælland

In June 2022, after one season in Australia, Heatley joined Danish club Nordsjælland. [6] She was named co-captain ahead of the 2023–24 season. [7] After 79 appearances that saw her part of two cup titles wins, and winning the Danish championship, Heatley announced her departure from Nordsjælland. [8]

AS Roma

On 9 July 2025, it was announced that Heatley had joined AS Roma on a three-year contract. [9]

International

In September 2021, after strong form with Swedish club side, Växjö DFF, Heatley earned her first senior Australia call-up for the friendly match against the Republic of Ireland on 21 September. [3] [10] She was called up again in 2022 and 2024. Heatley was substituted on for the Matildas in a pre-Olympic Games "B" international game against Canada in mid-July 2024, for which goals and appearances do not count towards official records. [11] Heatley made her debut for the Australia senior national team on 28 October in Duisburg, Germany during an international friendly match against Germany, which the Matildas won. [12] [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 July 2024 [3]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup 1 Continental 2 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brisbane Roar 2019–20 A-League Women 3030
2020–21 131131
Total161161
Växjö DFF 2021 Damallsvenskan 301040
Melbourne City FC 2021–2022 A-League Women 151151
FC Nordsjælland 2022–23 Danish Women's League 170170
2023–24 201201
Total372372
Career total7131000723

References

  1. "Heatley and Rankin learn from the best". Brisbane Roar. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. "Heatley: "Everything happens for a reason"". Matildas. Football Australia. 25 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "W. Heatley". Soccerway. Perform Group. 12 July 2024.
  4. "Heatley signs for Vaxjo in Sweden". Växjö DFF (in Swedish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. "City sign defender Winonah Heatley". Melbourne City . 29 November 2021.
  6. "FC Nordsjælland henter australsk kvindelandsholdsspiller" [FC Nordsjælland picks up Australian women's national team player]. Nordsjælland (in Danish). 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  7. McInerney, Matthew (4 November 2023). "Wini Heatley on Matildas, football, life in Denmark and leading FC Nordsjælland". The Cairns Post . Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  8. "Winonah Heatley skifter til AS Roma" [Winonah Heatley moves to AS Roma]. Nordsjælland (in Danish). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  9. "Winonah Heatley joins Roma". AS Roma. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  10. "Heatley with first Matildas call-up". Matildas. 8 September 2021.
  11. "CommBank Matildas defeated 2-1 in 'B' international against Canada". Matildas. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  12. Valencich, Glenn (29 October 2024). "Kyra Cooney-Cross scores miracle goal as Matildas break hearts with 2-1 upset over Germany". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  13. Heddo, Taryn (29 October 2024). "WATCH: CommBank Matildas claim historic win against Germany". Matildas. Retrieved 3 November 2024. The game was also a special occasion for debutant Winonah Heatley. She became CommBank Matilda #230 after being introduced in the 66th minute.